Financial Institutions Can Launch EMV Chip Cards More Quickly and Less Expensively with New Solution from Fiserv

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Fiserv, Inc., a leading global provider of financial services technology solutions, announced the availability of The Card Collection from Fiserv for chip cards. As an alternative to ordering custom plastic and deploying a custom chip-card configuration, this new solution allows financial institutions using the Fiserv standard chip card configurations to more quickly and less expensively

Bluefin and Small Business Workbench Partner for Integrated Payments

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Bluefin Payment Systems, the leading provider of card present secure payment technology for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs), enterprises, financial institutions, and small to medium-sized businesses, and Small Business Workbench an easy-to-use online cash forecasting tool bundled with working capital apps designed specifically for small businesses, have partnered to provide Bluefin’s PayConex and QuickSwipe PCI-validated Point-to-Point

MasterCard to Drive Innovation in Nigeria’s Payments Industry

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MasterCard Worldwide announced that it will work with customer financial institutions and the government to bring more innovation to commercial transactions and payment solutions to Nigerian consumers. Vicky Bindra, president, Asia/Pacific, Middle East & Africa, MasterCard Worldwide, who was recently in Nigeria on a two day visit, shared this at a dinner in Lagos. At

Afreximbank Lauded for Support to African Financial Institutions

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The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has received strong commendation for its strategy of providing support to African financial institutions to improve the trade finance services they offer to African businesses. John Mushayavanhu, Group Chief Executive of Zimbabwe-based FBC Holdings Limited, speaking when he led a delegation of the company to the Afreximbank Headquarters in Cairo

Lessons Learned From Financial Inclusion Initiatives in Africa

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Banking the unbanked doesn’t come naturally to financial institutions who tend keep a firm eye on their top-line, however it is becoming increasingly clear just how important financial inclusion is for national economic development. M-Pesa in Kenya is the poster-child for how successful initiatives can be, and more and more countries across Africa are investigating

Earthport to Offer Real-time International Payments Capability Using Ripple

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Earthport and Ripple Labs announced a global partnership which will see the two companies use their combined expertise and technology to offer real-time cross-border bank payments. Earthport’s new offering will integrate the Ripple protocol alongside its payments network and platform, bringing a wider choice to financial institutions, in particular to optimize their liquidity management and